That is not at all how I imagine the pleasant little clockwork man from Oz. Come to think of it, that’s not how I imagined L Frank Baum’s name was spelled, either.
Okay. What is that thing spilling out under the robot’s metal leotard?
I bet the artists are just trying fit as many poorly disguised jokes as possible on these things.
I mean, come on! The poop gun, the umbilical cord, the sex doll face, that leotard spillage… WTF?
Anrkist: Yes, from what I gleaned from Wikipedia this is one of those terribly mature “turn cuddly childhood character into rapin’ murderin’ bastard for no good reason” books. I may be being overly harsh – I haven’t read it.
Herm: indeed not. Tik-Tok is a humaniform robot servant turned insane mass-murderer turned politician: the book as a whole is a hilarious dissection of the Asimovian robot schtick (it’s slavery, guys) combined with, well, hell, it’s *Sladek*. This is the guy who took the Eiffel Tower into orbit (in _The Reproductive System_). It’s zany and dark. So the cover is quite appropriate, really, even if not remotely a depiction of any of the scenes in the book.
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September 1st, 2010 at 9:09 am
Is that robots gun connected to his ass?
No wonder he looks … shocked …
September 1st, 2010 at 9:16 am
This….
This is awesome
September 1st, 2010 at 9:42 am
I would not be even a bit ashamed to be seen with this book cover, in fact I would hold it aloft with pride!
It’s amazing, and I want it!
September 1st, 2010 at 10:34 am
That is not at all how I imagine the pleasant little clockwork man from Oz. Come to think of it, that’s not how I imagined L Frank Baum’s name was spelled, either.
September 1st, 2010 at 11:24 am
This scares me. It reminds me of when as a kid I cut open a Teddy Ruxpin and he kept on talking.
September 1st, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Noooooooooooooo! I have fond memories of this one. Bought it in a used bookstore one summer when I was a kid.
Yes, okay, it’s goofy … but damn, nostalgia is a powerful force.
If I ever come across this volume with this cover in a store, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it.
September 1st, 2010 at 12:58 pm
I don’t think its a gun he’s holding.
Insane Pleasure Robot: Time for your oil enema.
Broken Robot: Let me die.
Insane Pleasure Robot: 404, conscience not found.
Broken Robot: Nooooooooo!
September 1st, 2010 at 2:53 pm
@Chike – Haha I would completely buy this too. It’s amazing.
Another question, why is there so much steam?
September 1st, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Wake up in the mornin’ feelin’ like the Tin Man
(something someting something) gonna hit these clone vats!
Before I leave brush mah teeth wit’ a can fulla oil
Cause when I… I got nothin’
September 1st, 2010 at 5:07 pm
I just can’t stop laughing … the face pasted on a canned ham stuck on a robot body is too much. It’s like Spam meets (meats?) Metropolis.
September 1st, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Okay. What is that thing spilling out under the robot’s metal leotard?
I bet the artists are just trying fit as many poorly disguised jokes as possible on these things.
I mean, come on! The poop gun, the umbilical cord, the sex doll face, that leotard spillage… WTF?
September 2nd, 2010 at 12:22 am
I love how he has the mouth of an inflatable sex doll.
September 2nd, 2010 at 12:59 am
Isn’t that the robot from Return to Oz?
September 2nd, 2010 at 7:26 am
Turn on the fog machine …
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:21 am
Anrkist: Yes, from what I gleaned from Wikipedia this is one of those terribly mature “turn cuddly childhood character into rapin’ murderin’ bastard for no good reason” books. I may be being overly harsh – I haven’t read it.
September 4th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Herm: indeed not. Tik-Tok is a humaniform robot servant turned insane mass-murderer turned politician: the book as a whole is a hilarious dissection of the Asimovian robot schtick (it’s slavery, guys) combined with, well, hell, it’s *Sladek*. This is the guy who took the Eiffel Tower into orbit (in _The Reproductive System_). It’s zany and dark. So the cover is quite appropriate, really, even if not remotely a depiction of any of the scenes in the book.
December 15th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
“Arnold Schwarzenegger IS… THE SCREAMINATOR.”